You have already taken the first step. Recognizing your past choices, their results and what you want for your future. At 23 you have a long and potentially s

You have already taken the first step. Recognizing your past choices, their results and what you want for your future. At 23 you have a long and potentially successful career ahead of you. Good luck with completing your CS course. What has happened in the past is what it is. You can't undo the past, so there's nothing to be gained by beating yourself up over it. When you think of reaching for SM or WoW, reflect on the feelings you have posted here. Instead, complete an assignment, read up on some area of technology, try out a new programming technique, whatever. If none of that appeals, go for a walk, clear your head and visualize yourself as having put your past obsessions behind you. It's like the 12-step program. You take each day, each moment one at a time and affirm to yourself the changed person you are becoming.